Changi, Singapore, possibly 1970s is from the series “As We Walked on Water” (2010-2012), which looks into Singapore’s history around the phenomenon of land reclamation. After exhausting the country’s own soil from its tiny hills and ridges, the government had to buy sand from Malaysia and Indonesia to continue its reclamation efforts. At the early stages of a land reclamation project, the imported sand would sit idle for some time, forming an artificial desert-like landscape.
In 1995, the personal and professional archives of the Mexican architect Luis Barragán were acquired (including the rights to the name and the work of the architect) by the Swiss furniture enterprise Vitra. Frederica Zanco, wife of the owner of Vitra, had received these archives as an engagement present, rather than a solitaire diamond. In this video, The Exhumation , the artist poses the question: how to navigate the laws that render Barragán in public space?
Drawing & Print (Drawing & Print)
The work, Promesse d’endettement provisoire (Promise of temporary debt) , begins with a contract signed with KADIST. The value of the debt is decided by the collector and determines the duration of the contract before the artist proposes a final output. Discussions and negotiations occur during the awaiting period.
Eva Barto (born in 1987, France) — currently based in Paris...
Jill Magid is a conceptual artist specialising in the infiltration of control organs and power systems...
Robert Zhao Renhui’s multimedia practice questions fact-based presentations of ecological conservation and reveals the manner in which documentary, journalistic, and scientific reports sensationalize nature in order to elicit viewer sympathy...